Booting from Network

[Chupaweed]

<IMG SRC="smilies/tongue.gif" border="0"> Can Someone please Explaine to me the prosess of making a pc to boot from a network

I have 3 computers that and I want them to boot from my Server please help
thanx for the trouble <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/tongue.gif" border="0">

[panzerd]

what do you mean boot from the server? like a dummy terminal? So, there would be no os on any of the computers except for the server?

[sneaker]

You can boot from network directly from network adapters witch are PXE enabled. You might need to set the boot sequence in the BIOS to network. If your NIC is not PXE enabled you can create a network boot floppy witch emulates PXE and therefore enables you to boot from the NIC. One tool you can use to create that floppy comes with Windows 2000 server within the RIS. Other tools you can easily find through bootdisk.com

[Chupaweed]

That exacly what I mean a dummy Terminal can you give me more insigth <IMG SRC="smilies/cool.gif" border="0">

Thanx

[Bryanr]

Dumb Terminal means the Server acts as a distributed computer by running all programs and tasks on the server side by taking requests from terminals on the client side.

You won't be running programs or storage from from your other machines, only the server. This will limit the capabilities you'll be able to use.

Good in a straight office enviroment, but little else.

[Chupaweed]

That is exacly what I want can you please tell me more about the subject <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

[Ron Prestenback]

Um, that's really about all there is to it. You have client computers that perhaps aren't as fast and up to date as your average computer, so you load an older operating system on it and set up a permanent connection to a terminal service server.

Exactly how to do this would depend on what OS you're using for the server, what OS you're using for the client, what kind of connection you have between the two, etc.

The windows 2000 Remote boot floppy can only be used to install windows 2000 onto a computer that doesn't have an os, using the boot disk to fire up the net card and connect to the file server. It cannot be used to boot the clients on a daily basis. (I've tried to fanangle it, but no luck).

You should realize that this is probably not a do-it-yourself kind of job, if you're not already familiar with the technology. You want to call a network technician to at least advise you on what you will need to do, as it can get pretty complicated, depending on exactly what type of terminal service network you're trying to set up..Hope this helps! Let us know if you have more questions <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

[Chupaweed]

Well I have Windows 2000 server, with 25 licenses in a preatty good server and a bunch of old comp's that want to put in service. What I really want is that the other computers boot direcly to the server and use all its resorces.

The only option is a remote boot floppy??

[Ron Prestenback]

This type of terminal service is not provided by Windows 2000 server. For Windows 2000, each client would have to have an OS installed to access the terminal server. What you want is a dedicated terminal server. I'm not familiar with what type of software does this...

But with Win2K you could perhaps load win95 on each computer. The only thing that would have to be on the client computers themselves would the OS. After that you could run all apps from the server itself.